Hebrew · H8199, H5766 · unreviewed

תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָוֶל

To judge , i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish ; by extenssion, to govern ; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) · (moral) evil

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שָׁפַט H8199 to judge , i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish ; by extenssion, to govern ; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciation shāphaṭ
To judge is to execute justice through pronouncement, vindication, punishment, and governance—God's covenantal prerogative.
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עֶוֶל H5766 (moral) evil
Pronunciation ‘āwel
Moral corruption and legal injustice intertwined; structural perverseness rather than isolated wrongdoing
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What does תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָוֶל (tishpetu-avel) mean in the Bible?

שָׁפַט · עֶוֶל is a Hebrew word meaning "judging unjustly or giving judgment to wrong".

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Meaning

judging unjustly or giving judgment to wrong
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 80×
Participle active 1Chr 17:6 · 1Chr 17:10 · 1Sam 3:13 · 1Sam 8:1 · 1Sam 8:2 · 2Chr 19:5 · 2Chr 26:21 · 2Kgs 15:5 · 2Sam 7:11 · 2Sam 15:4 · Amos 2:3 · Deut 16:18 · Ezek 34:17 · Isa 3:2 · Isa 16:5 · Isa 40:23 32×
Imperfect 1Kgs 7:7 · 2Chr 1:10 · Eccl 3:17 · Isa 11:3 · Job 21:22 · Job 22:13 · Judg 11:27 · Ps 9:9 · Ps 72:4 · Ps 82:1 · Ps 96:13 · Ps 98:9 · Exod 18:22 · Exod 18:26 · Ezek 23:45 · Gen 31:53 32×
Sequential imperfect Isa 1:17 · Isa 5:3 · Ps 82:3 · Zech 7:9 · Zech 8:16 · Prov 31:9
Perfect 1Kgs 3:28 · 1Sam 4:18 · 1Sam 7:17 · Judg 16:31 · 2Kgs 23:22 · Jer 5:28
Jussive 1Sam 24:13 · Gen 16:5
Infinitive absolute Gen 19:9
Infinitive construct Ruth 1:1
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Participle active Isa 59:4 · Isa 66:16 · Jer 2:35 · Jer 25:31 · Prov 29:9
Imperfect Ezek 20:36 · Ps 9:20
Perfect Ezek 20:36
Cohortative Isa 43:26
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